Christopher Columbus: Explorer of the New World (Discoveries)
Packed with first-hand accounts, this book is an eyewitness guide to Columbus's voyages of explorations. Photography, story-telling, pull-out details and a gatefold panorama bring his journeys to life.
The EU at a glance in 3000 words: this brief leaflet introduces the European Union and its institutions and explores how the EU has changed daily life in 9 main policy areas. The leaflet also contains a 43 x 48 cm geographical map of Europe.
Practical and user-friendly, this is an invaluable resource for anyone planning a trip to this awesome country. This lavishly illustrated, full-colour volume offers readers an unrivalled guide to the complete panorama of Canada's provinces and territories. "Fabulous Canada" introduces readers to the rich history and culture of each destination, as well as fully up-to-date information and advice on all the main attractions.
What happens to the big bang singularity within string theory? Did time have a beginning? These and other pre-eminent questions, whose implications go far beyond the boundaries of physics and even of science, lie at the forefront of today's research in theoretical particle physics and cosmology. Maurizio Gasperini succeeds in this book in drawing a thorough - yet very accessible and captivating - panorama of the various answers that have so far emerged to those basic questions.
